BBC subtitle blunder ushers in the 'year of the whores' as Chinese New Year is celebrated

The BBC was left red-faced on Friday after its latest subtitle blunder ushered in the Chinese New Year as the “year of the whores” instead of the year of the horse.

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The error was quickly picked up on social media by an amused audience.

Previous subtitle gaffes on the BBC include a call for a moment’s violence during the Queen Mother’s funeral in 2002, while on another occasion one reporter’s subtitles famously claimed pigs nibbled willies instead of wellies.